BEIJING – A preliminary investigation confirmed the contaminated Sanlu baby milk powder as the cause of kidney stones in infants after a first-phase probe by experts, China’s Ministry of Health said here on Friday.
An investigation team jointly organized by departments including the health, public security, agriculture ministries and quality watchdog examined the urine and kidney stones of the infant patients and found the substance melamine therein. Read the rest of this entry »
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A review of Premier Fitness’ newest club prototype is a telltale sign of
how Canada’s largest fitness chain won the “Canada’s 50 Best
Managed Companies,” competition in 2005 sponsored by Deloitte.
While many fitness clubs avoid the expense of aquatic rooms, Premier made
its 6,000-square-foot aquatics room a showcase in the new 50,000-square-foot
Oshawa,
Ontario club in the greater Toronto area.
Exterior Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress and the incoming Obama administration should include Medicare reform in their efforts this year to improve the U.S. health care system, the outgoing Bush administration’s health chief said on Wednesday.
“Medicare and its reform needs to be at the heart of health care reform,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, who called it “an unsustainable government entitlement program.”
Medicare provides Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola Co. will begin selling products made with a new zero-calorie sweetener despite no official nod from the government, but rival PepsiCo Inc. said Monday it won’t follow suit.
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to determine that sweetener made from the herb stevia is “generally regarded as safe,” but the agency’s sign-off has taken longer than expected.
Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo has two drinks made with Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) – A review of clinical trial
data from four drugmakers shows no overall risk of heart
problems in patients taking drugs to treat osteoporosis, the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.
The agency reviewed studies on Merck & Co’s (MRK.N:
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Brookwood Medical Center’s proposal to build a hospital in Hoover will be discussed during a public hearing held by the Statewide Health Coordinating Council on Dec. 11.
The Coordinating Council recommended Brookwood’s plan to build a hospital in North Shelby County near Greystone be moved forward during an Oct. 2 meeting in Montgomery. The Council will hold a hearing at 10 a.m. on Dec. 11 at the Hoover Public Library to allow interested Read the rest of this entry »
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Young gay people whose parents or guardians responded negatively when they revealed their sexual orientation were more likely to attempt suicide, experience severe depression and use drugs than those whose families accepted the news, according to a new study.
The way in which parents or guardians respond to a youth’s sexual orientation profoundly influences the child’s mental health as an adult, say researchers at San Read the rest of this entry »
ALPENA — With exactly 2 minutes left on the clock for the pregame warm-up, Lauren Borchard stops shooting and walks off the court and over to her mother.
“I love you, Mom,” she says, giving her a kiss and a hug.
Right behind Lauren is Rod Borchard, her father and coach. He, too, bends down to give his wife a kiss and hug, and then he whispers, “I love you.”
Lisa Borchard nods slightly and smiles, but says nothing.
When Alpena High’s basketball Read the rest of this entry »
Four men were stabbed early yesterday, one seriously,
during a Brooklyn party for the release of a film about rapper The
, officials said. Police responded to a 911 call at 3:25 a.m. about a stabbing in the Djumbala nightclub at 1370 Ralph Ave. in
. One victim, 21, had been stabbed several times, and the other three had each been stabbed once, police said. All were taken to The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, where the 21-year-old Read the rest of this entry »